The Royale Family Argument
The BBC won’t allow embedding but this is so worth clicking here
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On TypePad: Syd Mead, the world of Blade Runner
A series of videos with the brilliant designer/futurist/illustrator Syd Mead. He discusses Blade Runner, which is fascinating, but I also liked his comments about car design; Syd Mead, the world of Blade Runner
Goodbye Randy
Via Joel Orr , I was sad to learn Randy Pausch has died. I was only reading his update page a couple of nights ago so it wasn’t unexpected. Goodbye thanks. See: Advice for a future Engineer, everyo...
Cat flush
How a cat Ran up a $300 water bill! (click for full story) http://embed.break.com/MTY5MzUz http://view.break.com/169353 - Watch more free videos
You say AutoCAD Product Update, I say AutoCAD Bug Fix...
Autodesk’s AutoCAD 2009 based service packs, the “big” between release bug fixes, are out. This time they have been re-branded from Service Packs to Product Updates . What’s in a name, apart from c...
Car's London Motorshow
Car Magazine report from the London Motorshow. Some nice metal but who let the G-Wiz in? http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1315786830
Auckland
Lancia may return to New Zealand?
Lancia may return to Australia - theage.com.au Quirky Italian car maker Lancia is considering a return to Australia after an absence of more than 20 years. Since Ateco represent Fiat Auto in Aus...
Never mind how many, tried herding ducks?
Jack Yan worked out how many ducks the farmer had but could he herd them? I didn't think this would be possible but in Viet Nam, with a person on each riverbank & one in the boat, they made it look easy. There's a short video
Automobile
Fiat [Tata] Nano?
The Nano is great but I think this would be a big mistake for Fiat. To me Fiat = great little cars so to slap a badge on the Nano is akin to saying “We can’t do what we do best” Tata Nano may...
Design and Art
Syd Mead, the world of Blade Runner
I’ve posted previously about Blade Runner which is the second best Science Fiction movie in the history of cinema. Much of that was thanks to the realistic design, the work of Visual Futurist Syd Mead...
Vox Hunt: Recent Purchase
Show us the last thing you bought. Fiat Bravo HGT
About the 2008 Skeptics Conference
From Chair-Entity Vicki The online registration form for the 2008 Skeptics Conference is now live...